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DOJ Investigation of Utah Elections Chief

2025-01-01 · 0 sources · 85% confidence

Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow

🏛 DOJ👤 Trump DOJ👤 Utah Elections Chief👤 Sen. Mike Lee👤 Gov. Cox#election_administration #doj_enforcement #political_pressure

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The Trump DOJ has been investigating Utah's elections chief since 2025, revealed in September 2026. The investigation appears connected to election administration disputes, with some Republican officials defending the elections chief against DOJ pressure.

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Sen. Mike Lee says Utah’s elections chief is wrong to defy Trump’s DOJ, as Gov. Cox, other Republicans defend her— The Salt Lake Tribune

To Utah’s chief election officer’s surprise, the DOJ says it has been investigating her since 2025— Utah News Dispatch